Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also challenging

Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and challenging movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and challenging, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Farewell (2019)

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

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2019-07-12 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen

Rating

rating icon 7.45
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #2 for
    with tear-jerking moments
  3. Ranked #2 for
    telling

Trailer

The Farewell trailer
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2 Kajillionaire (2020)

Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

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2020-09-25 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger

Rating

rating icon 6.327
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    idiosyncratic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    odd
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unorthodox

Trailer

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3 The Dig (2021)

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

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2021-01-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes

Rating

rating icon 6.904
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    top-quality
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brilliantly understated
  3. Ranked #1 for
    first-rate cinematography

Trailer

The Dig trailer
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4 The Odds (2019)

A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game, as he employs horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her.

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2019-06-04 | Horror

Cast

Abbi Butler, James J. Fuertes

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with big surprise
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pretty impressive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    yawn

Trailer

The Odds trailer
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5 Five Feet Apart (2019)

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.

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2019-03-14 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse

Rating

rating icon 8.301
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tearful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mushy
  3. Ranked #1 for
    like The Notebook

Trailer

Five Feet Apart trailer
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6 The Eternal Daughter (2022)

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.

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2022-12-02 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell

Rating

rating icon 6.054
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    creaky
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sizzling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    lethargic pace

Trailer

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7 Girl Next (2021)

A young woman is abducted by a strange group of human traffickers who use drug and trauma based mind control to turn women into "Sofia" dolls. Trapped in a waking nightmare she fights for a way to escape, to avoid becoming Girl Next.

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2021-06-18 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Rachel Alig, Larry Wade Carrell

Rating

rating icon 5.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    semiotic topic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    real bad
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sophisticated

Trailer

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8 Wild Rose (2019)

A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

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2019-04-12 | Music / Comedy

Cast

Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters

Rating

rating icon 6.83
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bringing tears
  2. Ranked #2 for
    beautiful voice
  3. Ranked #2 for
    raw talent

Trailer

Wild Rose trailer
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9 Summerland (2020)

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

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2020-07-24 | Drama / War

Cast

Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    prickly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wholesome
  3. Ranked #1 for
    serious undertone

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10 The High Note (2020)

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.

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2020-06-10 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ringing false
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like Inside Llewyn Davis
  3. Ranked #2 for
    comic flairs

Trailer

The High Note trailer
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